a chronicle of the eating experiences of two girls from cincinnati's westside

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

cluck

on this cold and snowy night, what stands as a beacon, welcoming weather-beaten travelers? a giant chicken, of course. specifically the giant chicken atop ron's roost.

now, i do not have a picture of said giant chicken because i actually did not go. i refused to remove my fleece blanket, big fuzzy socks, or ass from my couch. this hinders travel. my mom did go, though, and she brought me take out.

i have been to ron's roost a number of times and i can tell you with some certainty they have everything possible on their menu, which is roughly the same thickness as the bible. they have been awarded best fried chicken in the city and have been in operation since 1960.

my takeout was the chicken fingers and fries with a side of barbecue sauce. the fries were simply not good; i suspect the roost has been using the same fryer grease since 1960. the chicken was high quality, nice and white, with a good flavor to the breading. i dipped one in the barbecue sauce and immediately regretted the decision when it touched my tongue. if you do not believe barbecue sauce can taste like a hickory-smoked mix of sweat and gasoline, go to the roost.

8 comments:

I may be a Westside minority, but I actually prefer Proud Rooster to Ron's Roost. PR's chicken is great and everything on their menu is really good, except their mashed potatoes and gravy LOL. Their chili is REALLY good.

I recently went to Ron's Roost for the first time (not a native Cincinnatian, much less native west-sider) and was actually disappointed. I didn't think the fried chicken was that great. The best thing I can say about it is that it wasn't greasy, which I liked.

Is it really that bad?? I am going to have to come up with a hot slaw recipe because that just sounds really good. When I saw Mock Turtle Soup the recipes were just calling my name. Thanks for sharing!!!!!!

i will have to give the hot slaw at the roost a try. it's not something i would normally order on my own without such glowing recommendations!i have not been to the proud rooster because i heard negative reviews, but now i will have to give it a try.

the recipe for our friendship

we're just two girls born and bred on the westside who grew up loving high school football, church festivals, cheap beer, and, of course, food. we're always looking for something new to taste, even if it's not the most recent addition to the menu at price hill chili.as is the genesis for many great friendships, we met through a mutual friend at a bar, circa 2000, and realized it was unbelievable we hadn't met previously. we knew the same people, had hung out at the same places, probably passed each other a million times. we were (and are) each other's kevin bacon. we both like to eat, drink, and eat some more. and, let's be honest, drink some more, too.questions? we'd love to hear from you at westsidefoodiewannabes@gmail.com.